1. You have completed a biography sheet on Rene Descartes. Discuss his contributions to the field of mathematics.
2. What do you think is most important about this mathematician's contributions and why?
3. Discuss an item that you discovered about Maria Gaetana Agnesi that you found especially interesting.
4. Select a concept from lesson 8.1 that was new to you or one that you found useful. Show how it might be used in the real world or demonstrate its use in a problem of your choosing.
5. Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line satisfying the given conditions: the line passes through (-2, 4) and has a slope of -1/2. (lesson 8.3)
1. You have completed a biography sheet on Rene Descartes. Discuss his contributions to the field of mathematics.
2. What do you think is most important about this mathematician's contributions and why?
3. Discuss an item that you discovered about Maria Gaetana Agnesi that you found especially interesting.
4. Select a concept from lesson 8.1 that was new to you or one that you found useful. Show how it might be used in the real world or demonstrate its use in a problem of your choosing.
5. Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line satisfying the given conditions: the line passes through (-2, 4) and has a slope of -1/2. (lesson 8.3)